Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-07
THE McWHORTER CASE.
T. G. Robinson's Character-More Re
buttal Testimony.

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Whorter, on Saturday, in the Superior Court,
the prosecution, proceeding with its re-
buttal testimony, called L. S. Taylor, who
testified to having known 7. G. Robinson
intimately. His reputation was good, but
never heard it discussed or questioned.
A. S. McPhetrish testified that he was
employed as an agent of the Anti-Debris
Association. and that his duties were con-
fined to operations along the 4uba river.
| Witness immediate superior was L. U.
Robinson for month or so. He was in
structed 10 catch the North bloomfield
mine running, if he could, and to report.
Sexey instructed witness to watch ROBIN
son; this was prior to the publication of
charges against Robinson. Witness OBJ
served the course of Robinson closely, and
| could not but see that he was doing his
duty. He never indicated to witness that
the latter was to allow any mine TO run;
Witness watched the North Bloomfield
mine closely, and while he was there the
mine was not worked. Never knew OF
any agent allowing the mine to run.
When the mines were reported they were
proceeded against Could not remember
having stated TO defendant that Robinson
was doing his duty, and do not know that
defendant was aware of witness being an
anti-hydraulic agent.
John A. Lafferty testified that I. 6.
Robinson's reputation for honesty and in
tegrity was good, but never heard 1t DIS
cussed.
S. Spencer testified that Robinson's rep
utation in this community was good. Wit
ness was for about six months (lSS5-6) an
agent of the Anti Debris Association was
NYtha n
structed to report any mines he saw run
ming; was under the supervision of I. G..
Robinson, who told witness and Benson
where to go and what mines to watch ;
he never indicated to witness wish to
have any mines allowed to run have heard
monitor running at night in the North
Bloomfield mine; heard it on two Occa-
sions. .
Cross-examined-2e Reside in this city at
719 ]. street. could not say whom he had
heard discuss the character of I. G.. Robin
son; witness and his companion had no
particular district assigned them ; may have
told Judge Counts that he had; have seen
several mines in operation saw the Eureka
Lake mine in operation Benson reported
it to Sexey; don't think | reported it to
| Robinson; saw a mine III operation near
| Blue Tent; did not report it; do not re-
member having told Judge Counts that
did see a mine working outside my own
district and reported it to Robinson, aud
that he told me to mind my own business ;
will not deny that | had a conversation
| with Judge Counts had conversation
with defendant McWhorter and l.. Atkin-
son this morning at the State House Ho-
tel have seen Cinnamon cleaning bed
rock at Moore's Flat; have not seen the
American mine operating at San Juan ;
told Atkinson this morning that we saw
what we believed to be the Quaker Hill
mine running; told him we went to Ne
vada City and met Robinson he asked US
where we were going, and we said we had
orders from Sexey to go down; he seemed
to be offended; he went away and saw
Benson; said if went down l might stay
down. Witness did not exactly say to Nc
| Whorter and Atkinson that he was dis
charged by Robinson because he reported
the Quaker mine; may have said he
thought that was the reason of his dis
charge.
Ell McPhetridge testified that he knew
deceased for about six months was en-
ployed in December, 1885, as an agent of
the Anti-Debris Association to watch by
draulic mines was not under Robinson's
control; had never received instructions
from him. commenced watching the
| North Bloomfield mine in January, 1886 /;
never found it running.
George w. Benson being called, testified
that he resided at Yuba City; have been
nearly two years in the employ of the Anti
| Debris Association; Robinson was thus
employed about two years before witness
remember fire having occurred in Nevada
| City, in June, 1886; when that fire occurred
witness presumed Robinson was in San
| Francisco, as he on that night received a
| letter from him witness was the first per-
son to reach the fire Mr.. Robinson was
not there the Nevada Transcript published
an account of the incident.
Witness was asked as to the contents of
the article, to which the defense objected,
and the objection was sustained, on the
ground that the article itself would be the
| best testimony.
General Hart then asked for a subpoena
! for the publisher OF the Nevada Transcript
to produce the paper in question, which
was issued.
Witness, resuming, said the Anti-Debris
Association does not operate along the
American river. He named three mines in
which L. L. Robinson is interested; told I.
! G. Robinson he had seen the Sailor Flat
mine at work, and the latter said nothing
| could be done Just then with it, but to
watch the Bloomfield mine. Witness
then explained the nature of his duties in
watching and visiting the mines.l In gen
eral terms, 7. G.. Robinson's instructions to
witness were to use due diligence in watch
ing the mines; saw very little of deceased,
and did not know of his negiecting his
duty at any time.
Cross-examined-M have been in Ne
vada City when an alarm of fire occurred
in clearinghouse adjoining house of i'll
fame; saw the Sailor Flat mine running
seven or eight times; witness always re-
ceived his salary from Mr.. Sexey, who put
in the bills 10 Suffer and Yuba counties.
E. B. McPhetridge was recalled. He was
at the fire in Nevada City. and did not see
T. G. Robinson there. Heard that the
Brown House" was burned more than
once.
Recess till l o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Half an hour passed after the reassem
bling of Court without the witnesses fol
the prosecution putting in an appearance
and in the meantime L. d. Crane wa:
called by the defense. Witness is County
Superintendent of Schools in Yuba have
known J. H. Craddock, E. A. Forbes anG
the defendant for a considerable length o
time; witness was present in Judge Grad
docks office in Marysville during a con
| VerSdtlOn between the gentlemen named
in which Mr. Forbes spoke of I. G. Robin
son having been run out of house of i'll
fame during a fire; in going from Camp
tonville to Marysville saw hydraulic mine:
in operation asked Mr.. Forbes how it wa!
that these mines were allowed to run; dc
not remember that Forbes at that tint
criticised the work of the anti-hydraulit
agents.
Cross-examined by General Hart-So fal
as witness knew those present at the inter
view referred to were friends of T. G. Rob
inson; the statement made by Forbes wa:
that he heard that T. G. Robinson was thu
man that was run out of house of i'll
fame during a fire.
E. A. Forbes, called by the prosecution
testified as to the conversation in Judge
Craddocks Office. He went to consult with
Judge Craddock concerning litigation witt
the Pioneer mine. There was some criti-
cism BY Judge Craddock of Judge Belcher':
conduct OF the case. f. D. Crane was pres
ent and spoke of some mines running
when the conversation turned upon the
matter of the vigilance of the anti-hydrauliC
: agents. During that conversation witness
did say he heard that T. g. Robinson was
run out of a house of i'll fame. Witnes:
was then required 10 restate the circum-
stances of his interview with defendan
McWhorter in the station house in Sacra-
mento on the day after the homicide, the
II. - hat heI toll